After a day of threatening storms, the sun made its appearance just long enough to welcome Tift Merritt to the stage with its last rays (following Robert Francis and the band Dawes) for WFPK's Waterfront Wednesday concert. Dressed for the humidity in a white blouse and hot pants, Tift and her band energized a large crowd, including several clusters of folks lounging on the decks of their boats nearby.

After flirting with triple digits for way too long, the weather has finally broken just in time for another Waterfront Wednesday.

If you ask me, Waterfront Wednesday is an extra special gift to people who work downtown but live on the Indiana side of the river. Let everyone else battle traffic across the bridge. You can walk from your office down to the great lawn, nosh on some fair food and listen to free live music until rush hour is over.